Ah yes, the recurring partner message on a Sunday afternoon to f*ck up what’s left of my weekend

When I was going into courtrooms, a bad night of sleep didn’t matter-I’d snap to attention as soon as I got into court. I’m doing phone hearings now and the focus isn’t there as much. Any ideas?

For those who have already had their weddings, what advice do you have? Anything you could change?

Are there any pharmacists here who transitioned out of retail?

I have over 20,000 unread emails in my inbox.

Hi Folks , ey hire for technical domain and then assign non technical projects. Does it happens with everyone or some people ?

And is there any way to shorten the 3 months notice period in ey ?

I have cleared 1st round of technical interview in Mphasis and was told next round will be managerial round any idea what kind of questions can be expected

Will GYMPASS be an additional benefit on top of the $500 EY wellness benefit? What is it?

How is the prepaid and DTH team wlb culture ??
Can somebody help ? I got an offer for frontend role

If anyone wish to re join IBM, what is the minimum gap one should have to take ?

Can anyone explain the grades in HSBC ?
What is GCB-5?

Anyone have experience working in-house for GrubHub? What was it like?

Out of curiosity, what agencies have multi cultural groups or teams within - including bilingual teams for Hispanic market advertising?

Hi Fishes,

How much to expect from Telstra, for 7.5 yrs of experience, CTC - 18 lpa, tech- pytest python

Please advice

TIA

Is Barclay's a good bank to work for? I'm looking for all feedback - the good, the bad, and the ugly

I got into a small argument with my bf about our future and he said something along the lines that he thinks I don’t want this instead I want to want this. We have resolved the core issue which was mainly a misunderstanding but thinking back at it I think he’s right. I do very often feel like i want to want this because he loves me so much but I am not sure I actually want this …

Anyone have an iMac for WFH? If so, how do you like it?

Tips for becoming more independent as you progress from junior to midlevel? I am starting to be put into the position of just having to handle things including drafting and could use some advice from others.

Okay. Possibly a stupid question BUT Imma ask anyway.

Can someone just explain how you plan out how much to bill so you can make sure it’s not a mad scramble at the end of year? I’m moving from a firm where I was lacking in any kind of mentorship. No one ever just sat down and explained the most efficient way to track/measure your hours to confirm that you are on track.

Is there just a secret excel spreadsheet that all lawyers have and I just missed the memo???

HELP.

Nothing like the named partner who you *know* is actively opposed to associate salary increases (despite living in a market where the COL has significantly risen and outpaced general inflation) telling you about how annoying it is to winterize her 4 mega luxury sailboats she has on her waterfront dock. 🙄

I’ve been negotiating a settlement on behalf of a client. OP is a major corp. we’ve gone back and forth for months, almost a year. Finally came to a final agreement and we’re reviewing for final signature. Then client is reviewing and decides they want something else modified. It’s a point of contention. OP has said no. Should I communicate this to client before pushing back against OP’s rejection of the mod?

Has anyone left law completely and never looked back? I’m looking into a huge pay cut going to be an EMT, but I’d rather be happy than miserable.

Hi, anyone else end up in civil litigation and not really understand how you ended up here or why you actually kind of love it here? Even though you have to fight it back like a deeply established weed so you have some semblance of an individual life?

Anyone else use their laptop in a deposition instead of a pad and pen?

Anybody know if and how much I can contribute to my Roth IRA to reduce my 2020 tax liability? I’m trying to pay less taxes but Jesus this pandemic has been great for my law firm and salary.

Any tips on leaving a firm “correctly”? Was about to go “of counsel” with my firm of 6 years, but then another firm whose partners I really respect (and personally like) offered me a partnership position. I predict my current bosses will *flip* (cut off file access immediately, try to beat me to calling my clients, etc.), so how do I set myself up for a successful transition?

Quick temperature check: litigators, are you all underwater this month? This has been my busiest end of year season in actual years. I am getting slammed with expedited court deadlines from judges every, single, day. Clerks, what’s going on?! Send help.

I have created a bowl for those who want to know more about their potential new firm - ask anonymously and hopefully someone within the firm will respond! Or we can help find the right person for you! Bowl name is biglaw offer - see you there!

Anyone able to provide info on market comp for biglaw 5th-year in the Midwest (non-Chicago)?

So is anyone concerned with inflation coming? How’s is your firm dealing with this? I just saw a 1L of smart water for $11 in Midtown..

What to do when you’re feeling overwhelmed but still need to bill and meet deadlines?

Can someone please tell me what “suitussy” means

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Can I export a list with all emails I sent for the month? I would like to use it to compare to my billed time to make sure I don’t miss anything. Usually I go through my sent inbox but it has so much extra info so it’s not a quick scan. Plus outlook does weird things sometimes like combines conversations so I only see most recent sent item in that convo. Alternatively, do you have a good way confirming you caught all of your email time?